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Good morning. The health exchanges mandated by the Affordable Care Act could be the most public illustration of why business leaders need their CIOs to lead rather than merely “align” with business strategy. Key to the ACA’s success is getting enough people to sign up for it. But IT experts say the online state health exchanges launched Tuesday are riddled with poor navigation and cluttered with confusing information. “There are a lot of assumptions built into the sites, whose designers seem to lack the ability to look at the technology from the point of view of the users,” Michael Krigsman, CEO of IT consultancy Asuret Inc., tells CIO Journal.

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited's fourth annual Millennial Survey reveals the business activities and outcomes members of Generation Y would prioritize if they held leadership positions. In highlighting millennials' priorities, the survey results draw attention to this generation's values and the themes large enterprises should speak to if they wish to attract and retain members of this rising workforce.